December 2025’s record rainfall in Northwest Washington left low-income and mobile-home communities especially vulnerable, with many losing their homes, possessions and sense of security.
In the coming months the Marine Life Center — a Port of Bellingham-run facility at 1801 Roeder Avenue — will undergo ...
Commentary: This legislative session, lawmakers should fund a system that reflects the real cost of operating schools in 2026 ...
Plans show the trail stretching from the town of Friday Harbor into rural San Juan Island. The new segment of trail would ...
The potential loss of the Search and Rescue equipment facility has brought greater communication between the county and the ...
An annual symposium in Friday Harbor explores what happens when poetry and science coalesce. Jen Strongin stands on the edge of a dock at Friday Harbor Labs at around 9 p.m., lowering a light into ...
Longtime Lyndenites reflect on how the Christian-dominated culture has evolved throughout history. On the first day of Advent, the four-week Christian season of preparation and anticipation leading up ...
Commentary: The legislative process is far from perfect, but there are some key threads in successful and meaningful policy.
Two consultant contracts triggered a year-long investigation into Port of Bellingham practices. Also read Part 2: “Behind closed doors: Port of Bellingham and its contractors.” In August and October ...
The Port of Bellingham is set to see new commissioners — and more districts — in 2026, along with the search for a new executive director. The Port of Bellingham heads into 2026 with a set of ...
Commentary: ‘Saved from extinction’ is not as comforting as it may sound. Ed.: The essays, analyses and opinions presented as Community Voices express the perspectives of their authors on topics of ...
Commentary: A Canadian corporation deceives Whatcom County, putting coastal communities and fragile marine ecosystems at risk.